Django EmailField and full email address with first and last name

Question

I would like to use EmailField in the form. However, instead of saving

[e-mail]

I want to save

"ACME Support" <[e-mail]>

The reason is that when sending emails I would like for a "friendly name" to appear. It can be done?

Answer 1

We use the Django email field and then use the property to display the friendly name in the email.

from django.utils.html import escape
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe

class MyModel(models.Model):
    email_address = models.EmailField()
    full_name = models.CharField(max_length=30)
    ...

    @property
    def friendly_email(self):
        return mark_safe(u"%s <%s>") % (escape(self.fullname), escape(self.email_address))

Answer 2

CharField? , EmailField . . http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.1/howto/custom-model-fields/#howto-custom-model-fields

Answer 3

Django EmailFieldcan store the display name directly. You do not need a separate model field.